Recent content by Jollygreengiant

It's a euphemism, meaning R&B cats can play much better than rock bassists.

Almost no love for R&B bassists, figures. Nevermind they can play circles around any of the rock bass players listed on this thread.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised/Gil-Scott Heron Machine Gun/Commodores Truck Stop/Bohannon Liquid Love/Roy Ayers Ubiquity H2Overture/War

Well, if you're trying to do something musically different than EVERYTHING else around you (i.e. rock), you jettison everybody you play with and just play for yourself. Of course, in Rhode Island all these losers will talk poopie about you but shag 'em anyway.

Here's a couple more: William Allen, criminally underrated bassist from Roy Ayers' '70s-era band and Gary King, studio bass player involved in Bob James' '70s recordings; both fantastic musicians who should get their due.

Zappa. He was a brilliant composer, but the tempo shifts in his music are jarring to me.

Reading. Too many people don't bother to read, that's why so many covers sound like poopie. If you trust your ear, chances are you will play wrong.

Because the best jazz, funk and R&B music in history had bass lines written on four strings; anything more is extraneous.

As one of the few fans of R&B on this site, I concur. What passes for funk and soul today is largely a joke, too many R&B songs ruined by rappers, devoid of horns and keys, singers who don't have/use a wide range in their vocals. There are some good singers/groups today: Robert Glasper, Jill...

I play bass because I enjoy it; can't be to join a band because I'm a funk player and here in Rhode Island 95% of the musicians are rock 'n' roll/metal/blues players. Hence the reason I don't play out anymore; too much music w/no groove.

R.I.P. Mark Adams, a troubled talent who was taken from us way too soon...

Also by Pleasure: Glide and Joyous.

Great list, btw.

Here's a few more: Bob James/Nautilus Confunkshun/Time Commodores/Rapid Fire Mandrill/Mango Meat For a more jazz/funk flavor, try: Lenny White/Venusian Summer, Part 2 Weather Report/Cucumber Slumber Herbie Hancock/Watermelon Man Miles Davis/What I Say

Marshall Jones (Ohio Players), the late Doug Rauch (Santana), B.B. Dickerson (War), Alphonso Johnson (Weather Report, Cobham-Duke Band, Jazz Is Dead, etc.), Michael Henderson (Miles Davis), Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine), etc.